Freestyler Stephanie Reese is the closest on the Owen team to getting an automatic invitation to the February 1-2 regional meet.

Written by

Joel Burgess
| Staff Writer

A painfully small fraction of a second is all that separates Owen 50-Yard Freestyler Stephanie Reese from an automatic invitation to the upcoming regional meet.

For the senior Reese and at least half a dozen more members of the boys and girls Warhorse teams, now is go time when it comes to extending their swimming past the regular season.

A total of seven swimmers competing in individual events as well as members of six relay teams have made "consideration" times. That means they could go to the February 1-2 Western Regionals, depending on how many other qualifiers there are. ...